“WHY, LEE-LEE, are you doubting me?” marlene replied, her tone cheerful as she flopped down onto the bed. “me? the queen of fun-town. – ” she clicked her tongue, a moue of faux-disappointment forming on her lips. “and just so you know, as your queen 《 and by royal decree 》 i knight you mistress of merrymaking.” she spread her arms wide, as if to openly promulgate the momentous nature of this so-called decree. fun 《 after all 》 was something she was quite talented at instigating, most hogwarts alumni likening her to a female version of sirius, which – now that she thought about it – was super annoying. uh, hello. she was marlene bloody mckinnon; she was her own person. a fun person. a fun person who was currently in the midst of waggling her eyebrows at her red-headed friend of seven years, trying to elicit any sort of agreement from her. what did it matter if what she’d said made little sense? she had her queendom to look after, and lily, precious friend that she was, would be more than willing to help. because that was what friends did for each other, at least according to the brochure.
“GIRL, please.” sitting up, she nudged lily in the side with her elbow, a playful air about her. “you and i both know that the future missus potter has that poor, misguided boy wrapped around all ten fingers – and probably toes, if black hasn’t stolen your crown yet. not for lack of trying on his part,” she muttered that last part, half-serious and half-amused. frankly, she wouldn’t put anything past that raging drama queen. “and i just thought we could hit the pubs, maybe get flaming-arse drunk while we’re at it and pretend things like responsibility and maturity don’t actually exist.” and maybe also forget about the war that had been brewing on the edge of their society for merlin knows how long. she certainly didn’t.
( ¯ ` ★ AN IMPRONTU GRIN blossoms across lily’s face, and she shakes her head in fond resignation for what their designated girl code will eventually demand from her later that night. what’s that saying james is so very fond of utilizing as his first line of defense? ﹤ ah. right. ﹥ i don’t go looking for trouble. trouble usually finds me. a spectacularly accurate apothegm, of course. but it also fits marlene to a tee. after all, she’s what many would characterize as a magnet for trouble, drawing her — and by default the company she keeps — into all sorts of strange and tricky situations, with little to no chance of escape or evasion.
—— ❛ i wouldn’t dare, ❜ lily quips, propping her feet up on marlene’s lap as she leans back against the headboard. ❛ i know better than to argue with a queen’s decree. but — and forgive me for questioning you, great queen — are you sure i’m the right candidate for merrymaking? ❜ no one who knew her from school would ever accuse lily of being the life of the party, citing her studious habits as reason enough to disprove that particular allegation. but marlene always did march to the beat of her own drum, and adulthood hasn’t changed that darling aspect of her character. which, she will be the first to admit, is something to be thankful for. everyone needs that kind of spontaneity in their lives, whether from finding it within themselves or in the carefree actions of a best friend. without it, she would find life to be considerably duller. ﹤ let them make of that what they will. ﹥ her gaze, a sparkling green that speaks of her contentment, crinkles in amusement as she ropes her arms around her bent knees and offers the blonde a nonchalant shrug. ❛ it was a two-for-one deal. apparently, there can be no james without sirius and vice versa. ❜ james was joking at the time, sirius’s barking laughter circling the room as she rolled her eyes. but that doesn’t mean lily wants to be responsible for breaking up the dynamic duo. she isn’t that cruel. ❛ no responsibility for a night? that sounds like a dream i used to have … ❜ she muses, already mentally configuring just how many anti-hangover potions she’ll need to bring with her to combat the effects of too little sense and too many drinks. ❛count me in. ❜
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